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Published on Leave a comment on Prices going up for the Spanish Market

Spanish property prices are rising with interest from second home owners 

"The price rises in certain parts of Spain is an encouraging sign for investors with locations such as the Costa Blanca, Costa Calida, Alicante and Murcia experiencing marked price increases.

Alicante, for instance, has experienced improvements in its infrastructure, seeing a second airport terminal open, which is always good news when it comes to attracting more visitors.

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Published on Leave a comment on Spain Shows Property in London Expo

The Spanish State Secretary for Housing showcases property at the Property Investor Show & OPP Live 2011

A delegation comprising ten or so Spanish property developers and real estate departments of financial entities showcased a sample of the properties available at a technical open-day in London to promote Spanish real estate in the United Kingdom.

The event was organised by the Ministry of Public Works in collaboration with the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (Spanish acronym: ICEX) and held within the framework of the Property Investor Show & OPP Live 2011, one of the main real estate events held in the United Kingdom.

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Published on Leave a comment on What information should I get from my property agent in Spain?

Checklist for those interested in buying a house in Spain

Buying a house in Spain can be tricky. These are some documents and information you should take into account when deciding to buy your Spanish Dream House.

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Published on Leave a comment on Spanish Housing Prices increasing

Spanish Housing Market increased 7 per cent in property inquiries from international buyers

Property Wire Investors publishes an interesting article on the Spanish Housing Market:

"Infrastructure revitalization and a generous government tax incentive is stoking prices and sales in Spain’s property market according to research provided by real estate portal Kyero.com and Spanish development firm Taylor Wimpey España.

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Published on Leave a comment on Co-operative and Mutual Housing Tips

Co-operative, mutual housing and VPO Housing in Spain, what's the solution to housing crisis?

The Housing Network of The Guardian have started a very interesting activity; live discussions on co-operatives and mutuals. We've quoted the most significant opinions:

"Nigel Minto is head of housing and planning at London Councils 

Councils and co-operatives must work together: The co-op approach and the required level of input from members is a model that quite rightly has a place in a range of housing options however from my experience there has always been a tension (not impossible to resolve) between addressing immediate housing need (the applicant and council's perspective) as opposed to the co-ops need to be well managed - quite rightly requiring some form of 'training' to ensure success.

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Published on Leave a comment on Spain Housing Slump Shows No Sign of Abating, Tourism Rises

New mortgages at lowest level in 8 years

Reuters publishes an interesting article on the Spanish Housing market today:

"The slump in Spain's property market showed no sign of improving in July as mortgage approvals fell to their lowest in at least eight years, though the beleaguered economy saw some respite from a solid tourist season, official data showed on Thursday.

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Published on Leave a comment on Light Your Fire

Beautiful lamps to decorate your new house in Spain

Lighting. You can't possibly call your house a house until you have lighted it up correctly. Here's a few ideas we have rescued from our tumblr world.

Sit back and enjoy the view, Does it fit in your house?

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Published on Leave a comment on Housing Market will Recover in 2012

Is it the time to buy overseas? 

Interesting article examines housing market possible recovery.

Now is the time to buy overseas property. This has been a popular line for the last 2 years, one that was harder than many thought it would be to sell in 2009, but has been getting a lot easier for the last 12-18 months. With many reports of markets bottoming, could 2012 be the first year of the real global property recovery? ...continue reading "Housing Market will Recover in 2012"

Published on Leave a comment on Wall Street Journal on Spain

Bad news: Bank of Spain says real-estate developers have a potential troubled exposure

The Wall Street Journal talks quite often about Spain's financial situation.

In a recent article, published yesterday, John Shipman writes: "Spain Has Its Own Set of Problems Nowhere Near Being Solved. Though Spain’s IBEX 35 stock index jumped 1.7 per cent today, ...continue reading "Wall Street Journal on Spain"

Published on Leave a comment on A House in Spain? Do it Safe

Who to go to when planning to buy a house in Spain

The New York Times Real Estate section talks today about a decisive decision: to use or not to use the services of a real estate agent.

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